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MIGHTY MOVIES
Kirsten Acuna

Here's why there was a big reveal on the first episode of 'Batwoman'

The "Batwoman" premiere didn't keep fans waiting long to learn the identity of the villainess Kate Kane is up against is actually her sister, Beth, who was believed to be killed in a horrific accident when the two were young.

Instead of dragging the reveal out for a few weeks, showrunner Caroline Dries told Insider they decided to reveal Alice's real identity in the pilot for a couple of reasons.

"One is that, for a shock value, for those of us who knew from reading the comics that they were sisters," Dries said of staying ahead of fans who are familiar with the characters.

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MIGHTY TRENDING
Rosie Perper

Police drone finds Chinese fugitive living in a hillside cave

A man who escaped prison and remained a fugitive for 17 years was caught by Chinese police last week after drone footage revealed his makeshift hideaway embedded inside a remote hillside cave.

Police in Yongshan, a county in China's southwestern Yunnan province, revealed details of the discovery and photos of the man on WeChat.

The fugitive, 63-year-old Song Moujiang escaped a prison camp in the nearby Sichuan province in March 2002 and has been on the run ever since. He had been jailed for trafficking women and children. Police did not mention when Song was imprisoned.

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MIGHTY MOVIES
Kirsten Acuna

Watch dinosaurs try to eat people in 'Jurassic World' short 'Battle at Big Rock'

Universal Pictures released an unexpected eight-minute "Jurassic World" short Sept. 16, 2019, called "Battle at Big Rock."

The short takes place a year after 2018's "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" where dinosaurs have broken free and are now living out in the real world.

A triceratops family enters a camping ground in the new short. That goes awry when a larger predator, an Allosaurus, notices a family hiding inside of a camper and tries to kill them.

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MIGHTY MOVIES
Olivia Singh

Here's what Tom Holland learned from Robert Downey Jr.

"The amazing thing about RDJ is that he's arguably the most famous movie star on the planet, or the biggest movie star on the planet," Holland said while participating in a panel at a convention called FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sep. 7, 2019. "But he's always early, he knows every crew member's name, he always knows his lines. He's professional, he's kind, he's caring."

The 23-year-old actor, who made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Spider-Man/Peter Parker in 2016's "Captain America: Civil War," went on to say that Downey Jr. was immediately welcoming to him.

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MIGHTY CULTURE
Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Nasa caught Hurricane Dorian and three other cyclones in one awesome image

It's peak hurricane season, as Hurricane Dorian has been reminding us.

But Dorian isn't the only strong storm swirling: Four cyclones churned over the oceans this week. On Sep. 4, 2019, they lined up for a satellite camera.

The GOES 16 satellite, operated by that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with help from NASA, captured the above image of the Western Hemisphere on Sep. 4, 2019. It shows Hurricane Juliette, Tropical Storm Fernand, Hurricane Dorian, and Tropical Storm Gabrielle lined up across the globe.

At the time the photo was taken, Juliette in the East Pacific and Dorian in the Atlantic were Category 2 hurricanes. Fernand and Gabrielle were tropical storms with sustained wind speeds 45 mph and 50 mph, respectively.

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MIGHTY TRENDING
Susanna Heller

NOAA sends first all-female crew on a ​mission to track Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian approaches the US, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sent a crew to perform recon on the storm on Aug. 29, 2019. And for the first time, the pilots deployed were all women.

The all-female pilot crew was comprised of Captain Kristie Twining, Commander Rebecca Waddington, and Lieutenant Lindsey Norman. The women piloted a seven-and-a-half-hour flight to collect data on the storm as it gathers steam and heads toward Florida.

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MIGHTY MOVIES
Olivia Singh

10 photos show how the battle in 'Avengers: Endgame' looks without visual effects

"Avengers: Endgame" was one of the biggest films of 2019, earning more than $1 billion at the box office.

The film, which was a culmination of a decade of Marvel movies, featured time travel, heartbreaking moments, and a major battle sequence. Larger-than-life moments were made possible through the use of computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) and other special effects. And oftentimes, the most exciting scenes in the movie were filmed in front of a green screen.

In a new video shared by Marvel Entertainment, "Endgame" visual effects supervisor Dan DeLeeuw broke down the film's major battle sequence with Ryan Penagos.

Keep reading to see how different "Endgame" looks without special effects.

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MIGHTY MOVIES
Callie Ahlgrim

Here are some 'Star Wars' fan theories about Rey's red lightsaber

The newest teaser for "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" contains a climactic moment that has fans buzzing: Rey wielding a double-bladed red lightsaber.

Disney debuted the new look at the upcoming movie, which hits theaters in December 2019, over the weekend at its biannual fan event D23 Expo. Now that the teaser is available on YouTube, fans are going wild with theories about Rey's possible turn to the dark side.

The Force-sensitive heroine has historically used a single-bladed blue lightsaber, which formerly belonged to Anakin and Luke Skywalker.

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MIGHTY MOVIES
Kirsten Acuna

Captain America figure captures a favorite moment from 'Avengers: Endgame'

Fans cheered in theaters when Captain America wielded Thor's hammer in "Avengers: Endgame," and now the fan-favorite moment from the movie is available to own. That is, if you're lucky enough to get your hands on it.

The Disney Store is selling a $300 collectible Captain America figure at its biannual D23 Expo convention for fans, and it's gorgeous.

The 1/6th scale figure from Hot Toys shows Captain America with Thor's hammer and his own iconic shield.

That's not all.

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